Window frame



Patented`Ju1y 6, 1920 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

C. E. ANDERSON.

WINDOW FRAME.

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C. E. NQERSON.

WNDGW FRAME.

APPLICATION m50 51m23.591s.

Ptented July 6, 1920.

2 SHETS SHEET 2.

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CARL E. ANDERSON, 0F MAYWOOD.

T E N T OFFICE.

ILLINOIS.

WINDOWFRAME Specification of Letters Patent..

Patented J illy 6, 1920.

Application med May 23. 191B. Serial No. 236.090.

lie \t ltnown that l. (xui, li. xniai-tsox. a eitixen of the l'nited States. residing al Alaywood. in the eounty ot' (hok and Slate ol' lllinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Windowiframes. of wbii'li the following is a full. elear. eoneise. and exait deseriptioii. referenee heilig bad to the aeeonipaiiying drawing. forming :i part ol' this speeilieation..

This invention relates to window-frames. and. more partieularly. to window-l'i'aines ol` the type iu wbieli the windows are lowered or dropped into ehambers or poekets when it is desired to open them.

Une of the objeets of this invention resides in the produetion ol' a window-frame of this type in whit-h tele:-iopiii Ir means are utilized to strengthen the window-frame. and wherehv its rigidity is siibstiuitiaily inereased and rattling ol' the window and frame is substantially eliminati-ed. .\notlier obje/:t residesl in llie proilnetion of an improved means for eonsti'ufting windowl`raines of this type. whieh 'eiinstriution results in a very ellieiently-tiperating struetiire. and wliieh at the saine time iseoniiparativelv low in eost ol' eonsti'iu-tion and exeeedinglv neat in appeuranee. (lthei' objeets will he apparent from the following deseription and the appended elaiins.

'indow-fraines of the type in whieh the window iS lowered or dropped into `a ebainber or poeket. when it is desired to open the window. are used for man v dil'ferent pur# poses. For the purpose ol illustrating my invention but one of these manv applieations has been illustrated. ln the speeitie embodiment of the invention illustrated herein. the inventiou'lhas heen adapted to a window as utilizedin the sides of automobile-bodies. and es reeially automobilebodies of the limousine type. Obviously. however, the invention'is` not limited to this s ieeie embodiment. other applieations t iereof being ineluded within the spirit and seope of the invention as setforfh in the appended claims.

ln theaeeompanying.r drawings. whieh illustrate. the spoglifie embodiment of the inv vlention as app iel to disappearing windows -iof automobile-la lies- Figure 1 is a diae'ramInati(l view of the side of the automobile body, the windows b5 having been lowered in the pockets or ehani .l ig. :i is a transverse seetion ou the plano represented b v the lines Cl--Il of Fig. l;

li g. t is a transverse sei-tion on the plane represented by the linee- 4-4 of Fi". 2;

l ig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5 4 of Fig. 4 and showinl;r in slteletouized forin the operating structure of the window.

Fig. 6 is a section taken on the plane represented by the line (i-G of Fig. 3;

Fig. 'i' is a section taken on the plane represented by the line 7-7 of Fig. 3;

Fig. e is a detail of the operating means used to raise and lower the window and frame;

Fig. fris a view in perspeetive ofa portion of the upper teleseoiliing framework of the wiiulowd'rame: and

Fig. lli is a view in perspective of the inner teleseoping frame of the window-frame.

Referring! to the drawing.. is will be 0bserved that the window iropel l0 is inelosed in :i frame i-ouiprising the two side members ll and l2 and the bottoni member lli. lt will thus he observed thaLthe window is eoinpletely inelosed in this frame on its two side and bottom edges. the top edge being Free from any eoveringi whatsoever. obviously. if desired. the bop edge of the window eould likewise be covered.

This l'raineis eoinposed of any suitable material` preferably sheet-metal being surrounded h v any suitable type of eomnressible material. preferablj.' felt. Ithe eomiiressible felt on these side members ll and l2 snugly fitting and riding in the ehannels I4 and l5 of a seeondary or outer frame. These ehannels 14 and l5 are also preferably costrueted of sheet-metal andfmay he either individual piet-es. one on either side of the window-fiaine. littinfr in grooves s'ueh as 16 provided therein, an( as such entirely separated from one another. or they may united and interconnected by n strip, such as l?, in whieh ease the outer fragne is eonneeted in a manner .the Same as e inner frame. in which the window proper 10 is fastened.

i-iiiii'iilttl in Flgf. 10, the lUWBl' portion of thewindow-fraine 13 has secured thereto a projecting lug 18, one of said lugs being located at either end of the lower section 13 of said window-frame (See Figs. 7 andl 10).

The side upright nieiiibers 14 and 15 of the outer section of the window-frame are equipped, in a position substantially in the middle of their length, with projecting lugs 29. The window-frame. consisting of the sides 11 and 12 and the base 13 in which the window )i'op'er 10 is positioned, as has been hereinbeiorc described, is snugly fitted in the channels 14 and 15 of the sides of the outer freine, and is adapted to be raised and lowered in the channels of the outer frame. In the upward movement of the window pi oper and its associated frame, the projectingr lugs 18 on the lower member 13 ofthe traino thereof, ride in the path of the projecting lugs 2() on the members- 14'and 15 of the outer frame. It will therefore be evident that when the window proper and its associate frame is raised to a position where the projecting,r lugs 18 come in contact with the lugs 20 of the other frame, any fui-ther movement of the window proper will cari-y Witli'it not only its immediate frana' consisting of the sido members 11 and 12, but also the -side iiienibers of the seconda ry frame 14 and 15 and its associated appurte- -nanoes.

The window proper 1U and its associated primary freine, consisting of the sides 11 35V and 12 and thc bottom 13, and the secondary frame consisting of the sides 14 and 15 and the interconnecting link 17, are fitted in the chamber or pocket 21 of the door of the automobile, in such a manner as to provide .0 a sliding connection between the secondariv frame and the Walls of this chamber. It consequently follows that when tliiwindow proper 10 and its associated frame are raised, thc side nieiiibers 11 and 12 will slide ,inthe channels 14 and l5 ofthe sec` ondary frame, the scmndary frame remainin'g stationarydiiriiig this initial movement. However, "when the parts of the frame have beenraised to a position where thc projectingr lugs 18 on the lower portion 121 thereof i contact with the projecting lugs 2f) on the -sidc channels 14 and 15 of the secondary fi alnetlic secondary frame will move with the primary/frame and ,thc entirel structuri- Will Slide iii the grooves ll' provided thuri-- for i`ii tlie ,chamber 21, thel `outer surface oi' thechannels 14 and 15 sliding on thc sureee ofthe groove 16. tTo redu're the friction between the chair #0 nels 14 and 15 and the side walls of the ,groores- 16 in which they slide, a plurality -of rollers, such as 22, 23, 24. and 25 is inisertedin- `each one'oftliesc grooves 16. [These rollers are so positioned that their 46 outer periphery projects a slight distance beyond the bottoni surface of the slot 1G, and, consequently, thc channels 14 and 15 in their upward movement slide along on these rollers. This vci'y materially dr crea es the energy and effort required to raise the windonwframe, the frictioiial reA sistance oliered to the raising oi the frame bring very materially decreased by this rollV ing contact.

Obviously. therefore, wlirn the window lli has bern raised to its extreme upper limit, the pi'iiiiary frame Wili have been raised so that it is substantially cntirelv out oi thc pocket or chamber '21; whereas the` sce ondary frame, which does not start to more iinlil the primary window is substantially half way out of said pocket, will have been raised to a position in which onc-half of its length projects beyond the pocket and the other hallI is still iiiclosod within said pocket. Said secondary frame therefore arts as a stiifening means for said primary fi'iinic and window when Llui- Huid window has been roiiipletely raised out oi" said pocket. Huid uiiidow is consequently so rurely and rigidly held in all of its positions.

()liviously, any suitable iin-ans may he used for raising and lowering the window, and, for thc purpose of illustrating this invention, one of the well-known mecha nisins used in raising and lowering win dows in automobili-s oi' the limousine type has been illustrated. As shown` this merli-- anisni consists of the large sprocket-wheel 3l) i' ;f:i(iilil v srini'ed at fil to thc upright 212. and of a second and sniailcr sprocketvvliecl Il-'l rotatably .secured at :i4 to thc cross-pince 3.7. A liandhflo secured to the a\'i-` oi' thc sjirorketwheel 33. (fonia-ctiiig thc Sproi'ltclfwlicals 3U and B2i u rliain 3T. Hwurcd to one ol thc liiilcs of the chain il? is a projecting lug liti. which carries a pin 3S) slidalil) fitted in the slot 4() of a plate ilsrruicd to thc lower frame incin der 13 of the priiinii'y wiiidmv-franir. rlliu operating nicrlianisnr is contained within therhainlici 21 and is obscured from view by an outer casing 4:2 and b v an inner lining (not shown) through which the operai` ing handle KS3 protrudcs.

ll will be evident i'i'oin thil foregoing drlsriiption that. when the window is in its lowest position, thiI turning oflhc handle 36 will rotate both thc Hprorkct-wheels and will advance the chain 37 which in turn. through the medium of the pin 39, will raise the primary fraine'aiid window propri' 10. As long as the chain' 37 is advanced the primary lframe and window 10 will rontiniic to risc and when it has been advanced to a position in which substantially half ot' its length is outside of the chamber 21, the secondary frame, consisting of the channels 14 and 15, will be advanced with it.

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for rigidly hoiding this window when thug raised out of said chamber, said means and said window bein adapted to be raised t@ a lnrality of positions outside of' said {zh-nrw er and maintained in any such rffstivns.

14. In a device of the character described, a window sind a window inclusing chamba', means tu raise said window out nf said chamber, a window stffening for@ ing frame, ann means to more sind window in said frame t0 any one of :1 desired plurality of positions said Window being main-- tained in any of ti'ne said positions tu which it is moved.

i5; in a device of the Gimme-tmdvsrrihvd. Y wndnw and :i windowinclusing hundir-r. e ieg misc said window mi? 0i mid minimi; :i windun' siifivning and rvinfm'rin Y freudig nieuw: to mow :mid i-:indww in amd ixmne, :md means hvrmfir-r m nuwv mi@ vrind m' ze i fl'nlnv tngiiari' :as :i unil tu any un# of a dimi-od @dias-zalig.' of pwsiliems. :mid ,.lni bring cugmdi- 0f being nmntzlinm in Suid pusions.

In witness iriuriwd' i have, hvrmmtn sui- 23 scribed my "mumsk CARL E. ANDERS( }N. 

